Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy on Wed, Dec 31, 2003, 4:33 PM GMT+1 (15:33 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km SSE of Loro Piceno, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-31 15:33:25 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.362° N, 13.211° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000cgnc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.02 km W of Scoppito, Italy · 8313 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.82 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8313 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.97 km SW of Scoppito, Italy · 8312 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.54 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.04 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.64 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Scoppito, Italy · 8311 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Scoppito, Italy · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.04 km W of Scoppito, Italy · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.54 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.57 km E of Norcia, Italy · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.76 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8307 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.25 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.25 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.34 km W of Scoppito, Italy · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.07 km SW of Scoppito, Italy · 8306 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.34 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8306 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.53 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8306 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.24 km NNW of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.53 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.33 km SSE of Villa Adriana, Italy · 8305 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.32 km SW of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.33 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.44 km W of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.32 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8305 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.25 km NE of Sellano, Italy · 8304 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.43 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8303 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.14 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8302 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.65 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8301 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.42 km W of Stroncone, Italy · 8301 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.12 km SSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8300 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.13 km NW of Bevagna, Italy · 8298 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.06 km NE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 8298 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.42 km NE of Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Italy · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.12 km NW of Muccia, Italy · 8297 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.77 km W of Arquata del Tronto, Italy · 8290 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.33 km S of Accumoli, Italy · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.15 km E of Cerreto di Spoleto, Italy · 8282 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.76 km SSW of Preci, Italy · 8282 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.72 km SSW of Balsorano Nuovo, Italy · 8281 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.26 km ESE of Valtopina, Italy · 8281 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.23 km SSW of Capitignano, Italy · 8281 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.21 km WNW of Poggiodomo, Italy · 8280 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.48 km NW of Sellano, Italy · 8280 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.22 km NNW of Prezza, Italy · 8279 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.02 km SW of San Polo dei Cavalieri, Italy · 8279 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.44 km ESE of Sefro, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.42 km W of Montelanico, Italy · 8277 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.25 km WNW of Arquata del Tronto, Italy · 8276 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.74 km NNW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8275 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.35 km SW of Cittareale, Italy · 8275 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.64 km SSW of Cittareale, Italy · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.32 km N of Trevi, Italy · 8273 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.43 km N of Norcia, Italy · 8272 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.44 km S of Marsia, Italy · 8271 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 3.02 km W of Castellafiume, Italy · 8270 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.44 km WSW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8268 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.93 km NNW of Pescosolido, Italy · 8267 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.42 km SW of Acquasanta Terme, Italy · 8267 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Scoppito, Italy · 8313 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.13 km W of Scoppito, Italy · 8316 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.52 km E of Pie' del Sasso, Italy · 8317 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.24 km WNW of Magliano De'Marsi, Italy · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.51 km NE of Poggio Moiano, Italy · 8320 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.13 km SE of Cascia, Italy · 8323 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.32 km N of Barete, Italy · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.31 km NNE of Celano, Italy · 8330 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.54 km WSW of Ascoli Piceno, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.56 km N of Valle Castellana, Italy · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.23 km NW of Colli sul Velino, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Castel Sant'Angelo, Italy · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.15 km NNE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 8335 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.57 km ENE of Pizzoli, Italy · 8336 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.11 km SE of Pie' del Sasso, Italy · 8339 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.47 km SSE of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8339 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.30 km E of Smerillo, Italy · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.26 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8340 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.13 km ESE of Capitignano, Italy · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.04 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgnc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.